2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Dena (11 Lists)



Daughters of the Dragon by William AndrewsPachinko by Min Jin LeeWhite Chrysanthemum by Mary Lynn BrachtHow We Disappeared by Jing-Jing Lee
Comfort Women Literature
45 books — 17 voters
Borrowed Time by Paul MonetteHow to Survive a Plague by David FranceBody Counts by Sean Strub
Best Books about HIV/AIDS (Fiction and Non-Fiction)
339 books — 231 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Kommandant's Girl by Pam JenoffSkeletons at the Feast by Chris Bohjalian
Historical Fiction - Central/Eastern Europe
236 books — 116 voters
Moloka'i by Alan BrennertHonolulu by Alan BrennertSong of the Exile by Kiana Davenport
All Things Hawaiian
344 books — 181 voters

Ruby by Cynthia BondSong of the Exile by Kiana Davenport
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,196 books — 11,297 voters
Girl in Translation by Jean KwokDreams of Joy by Lisa SeeMoloka'i by Alan BrennertSong of the Exile by Kiana DavenportHonolulu by Alan Brennert
Asian-American Books
544 books — 328 voters

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,188 books — 28,375 voters
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Best Historical Novels That Made You Cry
71 books — 68 voters

Those Who Save Us by Jenna BlumThe Devil's Arithmetic by Jane Yolen
Best 1940s Historical Fiction
380 books — 420 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Historical Fiction of the 21st Century
1,427 books — 2,346 voters

The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakSnow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
Best Historical Fiction
7,406 books — 25,587 voters